Ruth Lopez is a volunteer and advocate for Habitat for Humanity International, building homes in the US and abroad. She also serves as an ambassador for the ShelterBox disaster relief organization and may join their response team to help those in critical need.

In October 2103 she left her job as a global program manager in corporate America to pursue her passions in philanthropy, travel and writing. Ruth lives with her husband, son, two rescue labs, and one African Gray parrot, in the foothills of the Cascade mountains east of Seattle. When she is not traveling, doing volunteer work or spending time with friends and family, she is writing, writing and writing.